ENG 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: J. R. R. Tolkien, Hoodie Allen, Celtic Mythology
11 Oct 2016
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A definition of a fairy story does not depend on any definition or historical account of elf or fairy, but upon the nature of faerie a. Faerie itself may perhaps most nearly be translated by magic but it is magic of a peculiar mood and power, at the furthest pole from the vulgar devices of the laborious, scientific magician - tolkien, j. r. r. Patterns and characteristics within the stories repetitions in the form of an open sentence once upon a time . Number patterns, with the number 3 appearing predominantly, its sig reaching back to ancient greek and celtic mythology. Binary opposition: evil vs good, rich vs poor, ugly vs beautiful. Difficult to find a mixture of all of these things, usually characters are polar opposites. Stories are often symmetrical, repetitive, formulaic, contain prohibitions. 1697: stories from times past, with morals tales of my mother goose. Stories were not written in eng, published in eng 30 years after they were released.
